Glasgow Historic District

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LocationBounded by Seventh, Tenth, Gordon and Powahtan Sts.; also the 900 blocks of Fizlee St. and Rockbridge Rd., Glasgow, Virginia
Coordinates37°37′59″N 79°27′01″W / 37.63306°N 79.45028°W / 37.63306; -79.45028
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
NRHPreferenceNo.95001170, 06000351[1]
Glasgow Historic District
and Boundary Increase
Commercial buildings along McCullough Street
Glasgow Historic District is located in Virginia
Glasgow Historic District
Glasgow Historic District is located in the United States
Glasgow Historic District
LocationBounded by Seventh, Tenth, Gordon and Powahtan Sts.; also the 900 blocks of Fizlee St. and Rockbridge Rd., Glasgow, Virginia
Coordinates37°37′59″N 79°27′01″W / 37.63306°N 79.45028°W / 37.63306; -79.45028
Area4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
NRHP reference No.95001170, 06000351[1]
VLR No.223-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1995; May 3, 2006
Designated VLRAugust 28, 1995[2]

Glasgow Historic District is a national historic district located at Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The district encompasses 43 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of the town of Glasgow. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dating from the 1820s to 1920s, with most structures from the 1890s. Notable buildings include the Rebecca Salling House (c. 1920), First Baptist Church, the former Glasgow Baptist Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge Building (c. 1890), and Glasgow Masonic Temple (1891-1892).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, with a boundary increase in 2006.[1]

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